Chambers Nov 08
by Peebles

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Across

8See 18
9Infectious air changes in volume and line (5)
10/12Conference-like, go with it and take a turn for the worse? (4-6)
11In pursuit of hair for another earth-moving experience? (10)
12See 10
14"Suit" coming round to dine (8)
16Relative of father entertaining "King Love Rat" (3,4)
18/8Attractive colours for a mug? (7,3,5)
21Near identical atoms from iodine, sulphur and oxygen added to drinks (8)
23See 17 Down
24Sweets might prove to be the case when a fruit tree is shaken (5,5)
26Tip contains black box (4)
27/26DUpset, plans are wrecked, spouting claptrap about "end of hope" (5-4)
28Large, she turns one of the spars on a hoist for heavy weights (8)

Down

1Improvised the tune on record's initial release (8)
2Tree wizard by river (4)
3A sign from short man in group (6)
4Stacks of get up and go? Not hard with a young person (7)
5State of party animal losing head (4)
6Teasing daughter, a once unruly cleric (10)
7Bring out drug not against the law (6)
13Orators disconcerted with pap, who descend to fighting (10)
15In audio, draw a personal digital feature (3)
17/23AVIP first to be seen in a bunch? (3,6)
19Distinguished gold piece embedded in object (8)
20Support direction taken by married person (7)
22Spot present and past plaything (6)
23Dog, one who sings on blockbuster movie (6)
25Coarse woollen cloth, not very strong, causes fight (4)
26See 27 Across


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